Best Family-Resort Stays in Benidorm

Waking up to the sea view from our balcony each morning was the highlight of the week, Poniente Beach close enough that we could check the waves before deciding on breakfast. The kitchenette meant we cooked most meals ourselves, cutting the week's cost noticeably compared with a hotel-only stay. Plaza Mayor Square's shops and cafés were an easy three-hundred-metre walk for the evenings we did want to go out.

The renovation showed in small details that mattered over a longer stay, a kitchenette that actually felt current and a washing machine that meant we packed half the clothes we normally would. Being five minutes from Poniente Beach and 300 metres from Plaza Mayor Square meant the location did most of the work, and express check-out on departure day saved us a stressful wait with bags and a flight to catch.

Having a proper apartment with a washing machine made a two-week stay far more manageable than a standard hotel room would have been, and the sea view from the terrace was a genuine bonus rather than an upsell. The twelve-minute walk to Benidorm Palace worked well for one evening out, and Casino Mediterráneo was close enough for another. Check-in was private and straightforward, no queuing at a shared front desk.

The soundproofing turned out to matter more than we expected given how close we were to Plaza Mayor Square's evening buzz, and the private check-in meant no waiting around a shared lobby after a long travel day. Three minutes to Poniente Beach made mornings simple, and the kitchenette handled enough meals that the trip's food budget stayed well under what a full-board hotel would have cost.

The garden setting around the pool made this feel less like a typical high-rise stay, and having both an indoor and outdoor pool meant the one rainy afternoon of our trip did not disrupt the routine at all. The family room with a pool view kept the kids happy without needing a sea-view upgrade, and the three-minute walk to Poniente Beach made twice-daily swims genuinely easy to fit in.

The rooftop pool was the standout of the stay, sun terrace catching light well into the evening with panoramic views across the town toward the Levante skyline. Breakfast's champagne and warm dish selection felt like a genuine upgrade over the standard buffets we had seen elsewhere in Benidorm, and the multi-diet Mediterranean restaurant meant no one in our group had to compromise on dinner. The short taxi ride to Levante Beach each day was a minor trade-off for the amenities on offer.

Having a full kitchen two minutes from Poniente Beach changed the rhythm of the week entirely: breakfast and most lunches at the apartment, only dinners out, which kept both the budget and the kids' schedule under control. The walk to Plaza Mayor Square for groceries on the first day set us up well, and the balcony gave the children somewhere to wind down before bed without leaving the building. Reception staff switching easily between English and Spanish made check-in simple.

Being a hundred metres from Levante Beach on Avenida del Mediterráneo meant we never planned an evening far in advance, one of the three bars or a restaurant on the same street always covering it. The Bike Centre turned out to be genuinely useful for a couple of half-day rides along the coast, workshop and lockers included. The adults-only policy kept the pool deck relaxed even during the busiest August week, and reception's help booking a show saved us searching around ourselves.

The spa and year-round pool made this a comfortable base for a week that included one cooler, overcast day when the beach plan fell through. The balcony over the pool courtyard was quieter than we expected for a Rincón de Loix hotel, and the family-friendly restaurant's gluten-free options meant one of our group did not have to plan meals separately each night. Casino Mediterráneo was close enough for an evening walk without needing a taxi.

The lagoon-style pools were unlike anything else we saw across Benidorm, curved rather than the standard rectangular shape, and the view over Benidorm Island from our terrace became a daily fixture of the trip. The year-round entertainment programme meant even a shoulder-season visit had live music some evenings, and the kids' disco kept our children busy while we had a quieter dinner at the restaurant. Elche Park and the old town were both an easy walk away.

The indoor play area saved one grey afternoon that would otherwise have been difficult to fill, and the twelve-minute drive to Terra Mítica via the AP-7 made a full theme-park day genuinely manageable without an early start. Being 400 metres from both Levante Beach and the old town meant we split our time evenly between the two without ever feeling like either was a hassle to reach. Don Jaime Restaurant's buffet covered dinner most nights without complaint from anyone in the family.

The sauna and fitness centre got more use than we expected across a week that also included plenty of pool time, a good balance for a stay that was not purely about lying on a lounger. Being 350 metres from Levante Beach meant the walk down never felt long, and the weekly live music gave us an easy, no-planning-required evening more than once. Aqualandia's 2.6-kilometre distance made for a straightforward half-day trip with the kids.

The rooftop pool's panoramic view over both the town and the bay became our favourite spot for a late-afternoon swim, and being fifty metres from the old town meant an evening wander into the Casco Antiguo cost us nothing in travel time. The sea-facing room we requested looked straight over Poniente Beach, and the discounted parking nearby made the whole stay noticeably easier for a trip we did by car rather than plane.

Three pools between two outdoor and one indoor meant the kids never ran out of options even on the one day the weather turned, and the private terrace with a proper kitchen made evenings easier to manage than a standard hotel room would have. Being 200 metres from Levante Beach kept mornings simple, and one member of our group made good use of Faula Golf Club two kilometres away while the rest of us stuck to the pools and play area.